Celtic knot letters
| Capital letters as Celtic knots |
| The Isle of Man | |
| Dublin, Ireland | |
| Wales | |
| Govan Old Church, Glasgow | |
| Rest of Scotland | |
| Cornwall | |
| Northumberland | |
| Derby |
Extention of concept to real knots
| Reef or square knot | |
| Sheet Bend |
| Illuminated manuscripts | |
| Islamic interlacing patterns | |
| Tibetan Buddhist endless knot | |
| Daniel Loris' garden designs | |
| Mosaics | |
| Dürer | |
| Neanderthal pattern? | |
| Lace | |
| Knots |
Things to do
| Design your own Celtic knots online | |
| Outline Celtic knots to colour in | |
| Outline Islamic interlacing patterns to colour in |
| Tapestry (needlepoint) patterns for some these knots |
I have written a Kindle book: How to design Celtic Knots - a guide for beginners - Buy UK - USA (or look up Jo Edkins in Amazon)
Celtic knots are patterns representing ropes or threads tied in a knot. They are really mis-named. They appear in Roman mosaics, and were made by Vikings and Saxons as well as Celts.
Many knots are continuous, with no loose ends, and these are also called Gordian knots or Gordic knots. This refers to the myth of the knot of Gordias. It was said that only a future leader of the world could undo it. Alexander the Great cut it in two with his sword, showing that he would conquer the world by force. Another term for Celtic knots is plaitwork, or interlacing patterns.
I recommend the following books:
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Outside links
"Program to assist the creation, design and editing of 'celtic' style braids" - free OpenSource softwareSoftware for creating Celtic knots as a font
Celtic knot typeface - free to download, image, and Celtic knot generator.
Hypknotix - Celtic knots website, software, artwork and resources
My links
You may also be interested in my website on mazes or mosaics or Greek keys or any of my other websites.
My name is Jo Edkins - contact me